Happy Election Day! We have only a few hours before the beginning of the tabulation of ballots, which will take awhile. Eight states have primaries today, although California is the grandaddy of them all.

Wow, that was a great Giants' game last night. Five wins in a row. Bumgarner is pitching tonight for his first start of the season after rehabilitation from a fractured finger. Sacramento certainly enjoyed MadBum's rehab time with the RiverCats.

And, after a great performance last night, it looks like Panda will be playing 3B tonight. Nice distraction as we wait for votes to be tallied.

In AD39 AND AD45, there are two elections for each seat on either side of the San Fernando Valley. On the east side (AD39), it's to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Raul Bocanegra and on the west side is the seat previously held by Matt Dababneh. Both resigned under harassment complaints. Luz Rivas is the favorite in AD39 and Sydney Kamlager is likely to win election to a full-term to AD54 (vacated by Sebastian Ridley-Thomas) in the south Los Angeles District.

So, because the seats are currently vacant, tonight voters will cast one vote to fill the remaining terms of the disgraced members. Voters will also cast a regular primary vote for the full two-year term starting in December. The former is winner take all, while the latter willl be a regular top-two primary. Sort of interesting to watch. Bother are special election generals, so two names in each will appear on the ballot for the special.

In AD39, six candidates are running in the regular top-two and in AD45, seven candidates are running. Yup, quite confusing for voters.

Of course, another interesting one is SD32 (Whittier), which is vacant after Tony Mendoza resigned after a harassment scandal. Mendoza is seeking election back to the seat to get validation from the voters.

John Myers writes in the Times about the new Voters' Choice Act, whereby five counties including Sacramento forgo traditional polling places. As I've written, ballots were mailed to all registered voters. There are "vote centers" to drop the ballots off at. My closest one is at The California Museum, which is kind of cool. Remember, ballots can be dropped off at any vote center (including the county registrar) within the county. Ballots postmarked today and received by the county within three days will be counted. And, while counties would prefer you did (since they then have to pay for the postage), postage is not required for delivery. All ballots are delivered back to the registrar.

If you moved between counties and didn't re-register, you can register and vote "conditionally."

GOV: In the Chron, Joe Garofoli reports on the retail politics by gubernatoial candidates down the stretch. Meanwhile, Seema Mehta reports that Gavin Newsom was in Inglewood yesterday with Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, quoting him "We’re going to win or lose this race through Los Angeles County."

HOUSE: In The Intercept, David Dayen reports on the self-funding by wealthy Democrats in CA39 (Fullerton), CA48 (Huntington Beach), and CA49 (Oceanside). "Out of the $9.91 million raised by Democrats in the 39th, $7.87 million of it is self-funded, an incredible 79.4 percent. None of the Democrats have run a campaign before, while Republican candidates include a former state Senate majority leader, a former assembly member, and a former Orange County supervisor."

¡VOTA! In the NYT, Jennifer Medina looks at how Latino voters will affect the Calilfornia primary. "Latinos make up 34 percent of the state’s adult population, but they account for just 18 percent of likely voters, according to the Public Policy Institute of California. Although Latinos live all over the state, Latino voters are disproportionately concentrated in urban areas."

CCST Expert Briefing on California Biomethane Specifications: Thursday, June 7th, 12:30pm-1:30pm in Capitol Room 437. Join us for a briefing with the authors of the newly released CCST report, “Biomethane in California Common Carrier Pipelines: Assessing Heating Value and Maximum Siloxane Specifications,” commissioned by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) pursuant to SB 840 (2016). Panelists will discuss the findings and recommendations from their independent assessment of California’s standards for pipeline injection of biomethane. To receive a to-go lunch box following the briefing, RSVP by Noon on June 6th to Mikel at mikel.shybut@ccst.us.

Former Los Angeles County Supervisors Zev Yaroslavsky and Yvonne Burke discuss the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy in this exclusive interview: https://vimeo.com/270776096

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